"'Yin Yang Mirror,' Bagua Purple Ribbon Immortal Clothes, Emperor Tang, did you rob my nephew Yin Hong?"
More than half a year has passed, and Li Zhi did not deliberately mention the fight outside the "Dragon Clan Secret Realm". After all, that incident had nothing to do with these people on "Yingzhou Island", and it also involved several "unknown origins" Lingbao.
However, facing Yun Zhongzi's question now, Li Zhi had to explain himself.
"My lord, have you really obtained the 'Extreme Immortal Sword' and the 'Immortal Killing Sword'?"
Sure enough, after telling the same story, everyone's focus is different.
Demon Saint Bai Ze was also a person who knew about what happened back then. It was precisely because Li Zhi agreed to the big boss's conditions that this "Yingzhou Island" was moved to the East China Sea by that guy using great magical powers.
Even the "Miluo Phantom Array" that protects the outside of "Yingzhou Island" was personally laid by the person with great supernatural powers. This array is enough to eliminate the exploration of all people at the "quasi-sage" level and below.
Li Zhi needed to find the "Four Swords of Zhu Xian" that was lost back then, which was one of his original promises. Unexpectedly, just a few years later, Li Zhi actually brought back two of them.
"Haha, Mr. Ze, do you want to see the face of the innate treasure?"
The two people present are now considered one of our own, how can Li Zhi be a stingy person?
A flash of light flashed before their eyes, and two swords appeared in front of the three of them.
Bai Ze had only heard of the "Four Swords of Zhuxian" but had never seen it, while Yun Zhongzi had experienced it more than once.
"It seems that my Crimson Brother did not lose unjustly. Even if His Majesty the Tang Emperor fought with him in a grand manner, I am afraid that it would be easy to win this sword."
Yun Zhongzi, a senior fellow student, naturally knows what level of combat power the Red Army has.
When they first met half a year ago, he also fought against Li Zhi. Although the two did not fight to the death, they could be regarded as showing off their own abilities. Yun Zhongzi felt that he had a vague understanding of Li Zhi's strength.
Previously, he only saw the "Yin Yang Mirror" and "Bagua Purple Ribbon Immortal Clothes", and thought that Li Zhi really took them from Yin Hong. Now that he saw the "Extreme Immortal Sword" and "Slaying Immortal Sword", Yun Zhongzi completely understood. Enlightenment.
Although Yun Zhongzi is also a member of the Chan Sect, he has always had his own standards for judging right and wrong. Even within the entire Chan Sect, he is a unique existence.
I have been with Li Zhi day and night for more than half a year, and I highly appreciate Li Zhi's character and cultivation. Naturally, I believe that Li Zhi is not a malicious robber.
"Emperor Tang, although Pindao can change these two acquired spiritual treasures, they may not be as powerful as the original ones."
"From my humble point of view, Emperor Tang doesn't need to do anything like this. The so-called treasure has no owner, and only those who are destined to get it can get it."
"Although these two treasures were originally from the hands of Saint Yuqing, after so many years, they have been distributed to the hands of the younger generation. Could it be that Saint Yuqing would blame you for these two mere acquired spiritual treasures? Can’t do it?”
In Yun Zhongzi's view, Li Zhi was completely overthinking.
The "Yin Yang Mirror" and the "Bagua Purple Ribbon Immortal Clothes", although they are all treasures from the "Yuxu Palace", they were still lost from the hands of the disciples. qδ.net
Even if someone recognizes him in the future, others will come to negotiate with him. How can it be the turn of the superior Yuqing Saint to take action?
Don't you see, the "Four Swords of Zhuxian" of the Sage of Shangqing was lost in the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation". After so many years, haven't you come to ask for it in person?
Could it be said that the Sage of the Shangqing Dynasty didn't know whose hands his "Four Swords of Killing Immortals" fell into? Or is it that the Sage of Shangqing cannot take care of the four second-generation disciples of Yuxu's sect?
This was also one of the plans of Saint Yuqing back then. If these four swords were held by Saint Yuqing himself, it would not be possible for him to be the third junior disciple of Saint Shangqing.
I've been looking for it a long time ago.
If we really want to fight one on one, even though Sage Yuqing is the second in line and has a lot of "innate spiritual treasures", he is really no match for Sage Shangqing, the third eldest.
However, the "Four Swords of Killing Immortals" fell into the hands of four juniors, and the Sage of Shangqing was a little embarrassed, so he asked Li Zhi to find the four swords for him when it was convenient.
If Saint Yuqing doesn't take action himself, then at most the second generation disciples of Yuxu's sect will come to his door. You dare to take away the "Absolute Immortal Sword" and "Slaying Immortal Sword" and you don't care about two more. "The day after tomorrow spiritual treasure"?
Besides, with Li Zhi's current cultivation and combat prowess, even if the strongest among the second generation disciples of Yuxu Sect came, he might not be able to get much advantage, right?
"Haha, Taoist Master, you really woke up the dreamer with your words. Anyway, I will just keep these two "acquired treasures". If there is a suitable opportunity, it can be considered a good gift to a few children. Gift."
At this time, Li Zhi felt that the treasures in his hands were still too few.
Not to mention others, just his own two sons and one daughter, plus the three direct disciples, how can these two treasures be enough to score?
Li Zhi now doesn't know that in the distant Tuyuhun, he has a little daughter he has never met.
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"My lord, good news has come from the front line again. Tubo is close to the north and west of Tuyuhun. A vast area has been occupied by our army. If we continue at this rate, it may not take half a year to reach Luozhe City—— "
Another military report from Tubo was quickly delivered to Fuqi City. After Di Renjie read it roughly, he came to the palace out of habit.
"It's Huaiying, please sit down first. This is the wine that was just sent from Chang'an. It is said that it was brewed with a secret recipe given by His Majesty the Tang Emperor himself."
"Such a small jar of wine costs ten ingots of gold. It's always expensive but not marketable. I don't know how his brain grows. He can always think of ways to make money."
This is a small jar of fruit wine, which looks like it can only hold three kilograms at most.
The seal had been patted away a long time ago. Di Renjie was in a hurry just now and didn't pay attention to the jar of wine. Now it smelled really sweet of wine.
"Haha, please be satisfied, my lord. Such a jar of wine, let alone ten gold ingots, if you are willing to sell it to the best restaurant in the city, someone will give you a hundred gold ingots."
Di Renjie took the glass of fruit wine handed over by Mrs. Wu and took a serious sip. As he expected, it turned out to be the legendary "Zhenguan Drunk".
Of course, the flat peaches used to brew this "Zhenguan Zui" are naturally not the ones grown in the Tianting Flat Peach Garden, but the ones cultivated by Sun Simiao in the "Lizheng Palace".
Now, that flat peach plant has been able to bloom and bear fruit normally. In this environment like the human world, even the growth cycle of the flat peach has changed.
This is a peach that blooms in a thousand years, bears fruit in a thousand years, and matures in another thousand years. Planted in the "Lizheng Palace", it blooms in one year, bears fruit in one year, and can be enjoyed in the third year. The fruit is ripe.
Of course, although the flat peaches grown in the "Lizheng Palace" are also flat peaches, they are completely different from those in the Tianting flat peach garden.
The flat peaches that mature in a three-year cycle will naturally protect the body from all poisons and diseases if eaten by ordinary people. If eaten by officers and soldiers in the army, they can strengthen their muscles and bones and increase their strength.
For those who are practicing, if they eat it, and then use it with corresponding guidance techniques, it will be several times faster than breathing in spiritual energy.
It's not too exaggerated, it's just that.
Therefore, in the past ten years or so, the flat peaches in "Lizheng Palace" have produced fruit five times. Except for necessary people who have the opportunity to taste it, they have been properly stored. Li Zhi simply made everyone into fruit wine.
His father always loves to show off his temperament, so he naturally wants to grab the right to name this peach fruit wine. The naming method is still uninnovative - "Zhenguan Zui", and it all looks like "a good hand accidentally got it".
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It’s hard to say anything, but I just made a small suggestion. Every other month, a three-pound jar of "Zhenguan Drunk" can be sold in the best restaurant in Chang'an City.
The price is neither low nor ridiculously high. There are a few strange rules for selling ten ingots of gold.
For one thing, anyone who has made a purchase is not allowed to make a repeat purchase. If any bad practices are found, "Lijingmen" will speak.
Second, anyone who buys must ask a complete stranger to have a small drink on the spot, and this person must also be someone who has never drunk "Zhenguan Drunk".
Thirdly, the gold used by those who purchase it must be standard gold ingots cast from the "Datang Gold" in Chang'an City.
four list,......
Arrogantly formulated nine rules. Even Li Shimin, who named the fruit wine, didn't understand their meaning. However, Li Zhi laughed and said nothing. For a time, it became an unsolvable mystery in Chang'an City and even the entire Tang Dynasty.
Not many people have seen "Zhenguan Zui", and even fewer people have drunk it in person. However, these nine "Liquor Selling Rules" issued by Li Zhi have already spread throughout Nanzhan continent.
Five or six years have passed in the blink of an eye. Twenty or thirty copies of "Zhenguan Zui" have been sold, and no one can understand the purpose of the nine "Liquor Sales Rules."
Li Zhi will not reveal the answer to the mystery. In fact, he is just making a mystery. This "Zhenguan Wine" has no story, and it is not a real fairy wine, so why can't it be a gimmick?
As soon as this "Zhenguan Wine" came on the market, a craze for sharing wine formed in Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty.
Good wine is limited, and most people only taste it briefly. How can they be like the wife of the Wu family now, who has a whole jar placed on her desk.
Of course, even the altar of "Zhenguan Zui" in front of her gave others a cup on the day of sale.
The nine "Liquor Selling Rules" concocted by Li Zhi made the Wu family's wife, who had always been known to be smart, think about it for several days, but in the end she couldn't figure it out.
"Huaiying, do you think it really makes sense for us to conquer such a large territory in Tubo over the past six months?"
The wife of the Wu family also drank a full glass, and she suddenly felt refreshed. She stared at Di Renjie who was sitting next to her and said.
"My lord, are you talking about the Tang Army of the Alliance?..."
Half a year ago, Tuyuhun's envoy to Tang Dynasty Chang'an returned.
Of course, everyone who should come back has come back, and those who "shouldn't" come back naturally stay in Datang.
For example, the former Princess Tuyuhun, Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, and those people arranged by the Lady Wu family to "serve" around Princess Honghua.
Imperial Master Alai is back. There were many people there when he went there. He went out for more than ten miles, and when he came back there were even more people.
In addition to the envoys led by Alai, he also spread Tuyuhun's favorable policies along the way, attracting hundreds of people from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, the five thousand forbidden troops led by Xue Dingshan, the second disciple of Tang Emperor Li Zhi, were the real leader.
And behind the five thousand forbidden troops, there followed one after another a large number of people from the Tang Dynasty, businessmen, students, wandering monks, and even some rangers who were not doing their jobs properly.
If you can view it from the air, you can see the flow of people coming from all over the Tang Dynasty, either in twos, threes, or in groups. People from the Tang Dynasty are flowing towards Tuyuhun at all times.
In just half a year, the migrant population data on the desk of Prime Minister Di Renjie of Tuyuhun increased by over one million.
At that time, Chang'an City was known as the largest human capital in the entire Nanzhan continent, with a population of just over one million. The population that flocked to Tuyuhun in half a year was actually able to build a Chang'an City.
So, how many people were there in Tuyuhun?
Although Tuyuhun is a country, it is still a country with a large territory. At the peak of Tuyuhun's population, the total population of the entire region did not exceed one million.
Fortunately, this huge flow of people arrived one after another within half a year, and Datang's household department was really awesome, and they were really responsible for the food and drink of these people all the way.
For this reason, after discussions between the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, more than a hundred grassroots officials were specially transferred and huge sums of money were spent on each official.
The official recruited twenty officials from among the people for his deployment.
Of course, the Ministry of War was not willing to be left alone. From the veterans who had retired one after another in previous years, they rehired two thousand people who were able to move freely and filled the ranks of the retinue.
Datang's service is really considerate and in place. It not only sends a large number of tourists to Tuyuhun, but also has a huge official security team of four to five thousand people.
Take Di Renjie's current management organization as an example. Since the population in the region has suddenly doubled, the number of management personnel will naturally increase, right?
"Fortunately" among the huge crowd who came to Tuyuhun, many people had participated in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, and some of them had even passed the Jinshi.
From Fuqi City to Tuyuhun, more than half of the newly appointed officials came from the Tang Dynasty.
Both Di Renjie and the wife of the Wu family understand that there are great disadvantages in doing so, but do they have a choice?
"Hey, that Xue Dingshan, he usually looks weak and has nothing to say. Who would have thought that he would turn out to be a killing god on the battlefield!"
The wife of the Wu family could never forget the scene when she first met Xue Dingshan. The young man was still young, but he had grown in stature. As soon as they met, he gave herself a big salute.
It was just a big salute, but he even shouted "Teacher's wife——"
Di Renjie and Imperial Master Alai were present, as well as several respected old men from Tuyuhun.
That Xue Dingshan first claimed that he was a disciple of the Tang Emperor and assumed the position of commander of the army that came to support Tuyuhun. Then he called the Wu family's wife "Master's Mother".
Isn't it obvious that she is announcing to the public the relationship between her, Mrs. Wu, and the leader of the Tang Dynasty?
However, Xue Dingshan has grown taller, but there is still a trace of childishness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and he is clearly still a half-grown child.
A half-year-old child was calling her so enthusiastically. She really regarded the wife of the Wu family as an elder. How could she lose her temper?
Not only that, among the millions of people who poured into Tuyuhun, anyone who could reach Fuqi City would salute outside the palace and say, "Send greetings to the Concubine Xian——"
Even those who were not able to come to Fuqi City were praising the benevolence of the "virtuous concubines" of the Tang Dynasty everywhere in Tuyuhun. Together with Li Zhi, he set the tone of the great migration of the Tang people and named the concubine of the Wu family, that is, the concubine of the Tang Dynasty. Did the "virtuous concubines" of the Tang Dynasty expand their territories?
When the Wu family's wife received the news, it was too late to stop it.
It is better to defend the people than to defend the river!
What's more, the population of Tuyuhun was only one million in its heyday, and its army was only over one hundred thousand at full strength. That's more than a million Tang people who swarmed in.
What's more, whether it is in Fuqi City or in Tuyuhun, more than half of them are people from the Tang Dynasty serving as officials. How do you ask the lady of the Wu family to guard against the people?
Let's talk about the attack on Tubo. Tuyuhun sent 50,000 troops. This was the largest force Tuyuhun could use while ensuring domestic stability.
Xue Dingshan also led his five thousand Tang Dynasty Imperial Guards to set out with the army, and personally applied to be the vanguard of the entire army.
In front of these five thousand forbidden troops, there was Bai Zhu, who led more than a hundred people from the "Li Jing Sect" and walked at the forefront to clear the way for Xue Dingshan.
In this case, what happened to Tuyuhun's 50,000-strong army?
Almost as soon as they passed by, the cities in the north and west of Tubo were captured. The larger tribes either surrendered or resisted and were killed.
Xue Dingshan seemed to be born to appear on such a battlefield. The Tai Sui helmet and the Heavenly King Armor were given by Yang Chan, the "Three Holy Mothers", while the Suzaku robe and Shuiyun shoes were brought by Ao Ling from the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
The Baodiao Bow and the Cloud-Piercing Arrow were Xue Rengui's first battlefield for his son. He immediately took charge of the battle and gave his son his usual bow and arrow.
And the dragon colt under Xue Dingshan's crotch was a gift from the wife of the Wu family. After all, she came to Tuyuhun to help her. Saying "Master" to exchange for a good horse is not too much, right?
It's just that the weapons in my hands are slightly inferior.
But it is also the Fangtian Painted Halberd made by the best craftsman in Chang'an City. It is not a treasure, but it is valuable because of the word "heavy".
Li Zhi, a real master, could not give this apprentice any treasures. He had no choice but to be poor——
The vast territories in the north and west of Tubo were captured, and the 50,000 troops who came up from Tuyuhun were turned into garrison troops, leaving no room for two or three thousand troops, which seemed to be insufficient.
At this time, the military report reaching Fuqi City was gradually divided into two contents. One was about where Xue Dingshan had captured again, and the other was a request for additional reinforcements.
Yes, we have been winning battles, but we have to ask for additional reinforcements. The reason is that the territory occupied is too large and there are not many troops to garrison.
Besides, Tuyuhun is completely bordering Tubo. The ambition of the Wu family's wife is extremely great. She does not intend to leave after just one vote, but to completely occupy and permanently rule the entire Tubo.
The problem is that the territory has been conquered now. Although it is almost all the result of Xue Dingshan and the Tang army he led, it was still conquered after all, right?
The garrison is not enough, so what about the local officials who will be responsible for governance in the future?
"My lord, the progress of the Tubo battlefield is too fast. If I can give you twenty years, even ten years, it won't be..."
The problem is obviously there, but unfortunately, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw.
"Huaiying, look at this sentence in the military newspaper. This must have been written by that boy Xue Dingshan, right? Humph——"
After reading the military reports several times, it turned out that it was another great victory, but it was a bit more tragic than the previous ones. It could be considered a "tragic victory".
The Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty suffered more than 1,800 casualties, and even the "Li Jing Sect" led by Bai Zhi lost more than a dozen people.
At a place called "Karnang" in the Supi tribe, the Tang army encountered a large army sent by Tibet from Luoxue City, with more than 20,000 horses.
Of course, if there were only more than 20,000 ordinary cavalry, Xue Dingshan's 5,000 Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army, plus the hundreds of "Li Jing Sect" led by Bai Zhi, naturally they would not suffer heavy losses.
The problem is that among the more than 20,000 cavalry, there is actually a "monk soldier" of about 500 people.
It is said that "Monk Soldier" is not actually Buddhism like the Western Lingshan Buddhism. At best, it can only be regarded as a branch of Buddhism. Combined with the local customs and folk culture of Tubo, it gradually evolved into the "Yongzhong Bon Sect".
The man who led the army this time was none other than Tubo's most wise man, Lu Dongzan. He even had the cultivation of the late "Taiyi Xuanxian", and he was on a par with Bai Zhi.
As for the five hundred monk soldiers who served as Lu Dongzan's bodyguards, almost all of them were practitioners, and the two strongest lieutenants also had the "Golden Immortal" realm.
As a result, the Tang army was caught off guard. If it weren't for Bai Zhen's ruthlessness and Xue Dingshan's bravery, the Tang army's casualties would have been even greater.
Lu Dongzan left more than 7,000 corpses behind and led his army to retreat. Whether to stay in place or return home has not yet been determined.
Xue Dingshan is really asking for help.
Of course, he was not asking for help from his wife in Fuqi City, but he wanted to ask for help from Chang'an through his wife from the Wu family, asking for an additional 5,000 forbidden troops to be sent over.
"My lord, although Xue Dingshan's words are a bit abrupt, I feel that he has no choice but to do so. Tuyuhun's sergeants... are still a little worse after all."
"He was able to ask you for help, and I'm afraid he also sent a letter to Chang'an at the same time. It seems that whether Chang'an sends troops or how many reinforcements it sends are beyond our control."
Di Renjie could only smile bitterly. It is true that he is a wise man today, knowledgeable, wise and well-educated. However, it is a pity that he is unable to understand military formations.
"Forget it, Senior Brother Alai has been secretly training those 500 people for several years. Although they are still a little behind in terms of firepower, it's time to send them to the battlefield to fight."
How could the lady of the Wu family not know what Di Renjie said?
In the past six months, she found that many things were slowly deviating from the track she had envisioned.
When the local elders in Tuyuhun saw her, they kept a respectful distance from her, not offending her but definitely not enthusiastic.
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The officials from the Tang Dynasty were all very respectful to her. Although they were shouting "Your Majesty" like Di Renjie, Mrs. Wu always felt that they were still talking about "the good concubine"?
"My lord, even if we have the 500 elite soldiers from the Alai Kingdom, who will lead the army?"
The commander who led 50,000 Tuyuhun tribesmen to Tibet was a highly respected general in Tuyuhun, but he was the first person to surrender after the wife of the Wu family took control of the Tuyuhun regime.
This person's family has been in Tuyuhun for several generations, and his roots are firmly rooted in Tuyuhun. With such a person commanding troops outside, you don't have to worry about him taking the opportunity to cause trouble. After all, the entire family is in Fuqi City.
However, such a person can only be a general who defends the city at best. If he is really released to expand the territory, it will be in vain.
Fortunately, Li Zhi sent the young tiger Xue Dingshan over this time, otherwise the 50,000 Tuyuhun army would surely be trapped in the quagmire of Tubo.
"Haha, this is a coincidence. The Japanese Palace just received a letter yesterday. In a few days, a Buddhist junior sister from the Japanese Palace will come to Fuqi City."
"This woman is a female disciple accepted by Our Lady of Lishan Mountain. She has been practicing on the mountain with Our Lady since she was a child. Her foundation and talent are first-rate. She has reached the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal at a young age, and is even more proficient in The matter of attacking and killing the battle formation."
"If this junior sister comes, I will hand over the five hundred elites to her. At the same time, I will draw more than 10,000 elites from the army that went to Tibet, and let the junior sister come to lead it, hum... ..”
The wife of the Wu family seems to have had "enough" of Xue Dingshan's military reports of victory, and is full of endless reveries about the little junior sister she has never met...
